The victim suffered cuts to the neck and chest and was nearly choked unconscious before being taken to a hospital ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — As low pay continues to contribute to severe staffing shortages in North Carolina prisons, the state has launched a pilot program aimed at speeding up hiring for correctional officers.

HAMPTON, Va. — Sheriff Karen Bowden has for years wanted to do more to prevent formerly incarcerated individuals from sliding back into a life of crime. On Thursday, she unveiled her solution. The ...

One officer suffered two lacerations from a broken state-issued razor blade, including a 6-inch cut to his side, while four ...

Prosecutors said Siddharth Jawahar used proceeds from the scheme to fund luxury travel, private club memberships and ...

The law, known as the Scanlan Bill, will allow correctional deputies to carry firearms on duty and provide their families ...

Correctional officers deserve mental health care that is accessible, confidential and available before a crisis becomes a ...

Only 38 of Texas’ 104 prisons are fully air-conditioned as the state continues investing hundreds of millions of dollars in ...

Prosecutors allege the former officer returned the wounded inmate to the general population or failed to provide medical care ...

The program gives 20 inmates at Redgranite Correctional Institution a chance to care for butterflies, collect data and ...

The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office says the forms authorized the jail to hold inmates for up to 48 hours beyond their ...

A judge stayed Stacey Humphreys’ execution in Georgia under a new sentencing law, while LeJames Norman is scheduled to die ...